Rigging Superintendent

Relocation and Telework

• Relocation Authorized:
  National - Family
• Telework Type:
  Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location:
  
  Kemmerer, WY

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on Terra Power’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy. The Natrium plant will deploy a 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR) and an innovative molten salt energy storage system, together producing more than 500 MWe of power.

The Rigging Superintendent is responsible for supervising and directing operations within the cranes & rigging discipline. Supervises and directs cranes & rigging craft professionals, subordinate supervisors, and other staff as assigned.

• Provide ES&H leadership for assigned personnel, including preparation and implementation of safety procedures, participation in safety meetings, development of Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), coordination of safety training, and enforcement of safe work practices in partnership with Environmental Safety and Health.
• Ensure all crane, rigging, and heavy haul operations are executed safely and in compliance with Bechtel procedures, OSHA standards, applicable federal, state, county, and local regulations, project-specific requirements, SWPPs, and legislative codes/standards.
• Manage site crane operations, including safe usage, relocation, assembly/disassembly of telescopic RT-AT and lattice boom crawler cranes, long boom crane rig‑up and raising/lowering activities, equipment set up, ground bearing conditions, and construction of earth and timber crane pads.
• Manage rigging equipment and hardware, including forecasting, inventory, rigging lofts, material requisitions for tools and consumables, and coordination with Procurement to obtain required materials.
• Coordinate availability of cranes, SPMTs, other HH/HL equipment, and rigging hardware required to support lifting, transportation, and planned work activities.
• Manage, verify, and maintain crane operator and rigging personnel qualifications, including COEs, operator certifications, state licenses, medical certificate verifications, signaling qualifications, training, competency, and task readiness.
• Inspect site conditions and work practices, identify unsafe conditions or breaches, and take appropriate corrective action.
• Plan manpower and equipment needs, review weekly scheduled work plans with discipline superintendents, confirm qualified rigging resources are available, and elevate scheduling concerns or constraints to construction management.
• Supervise and coordinate daily with direct hire and subcontract representatives on rigging construction activities and provide direction to Rigging/Heavy Haul General Foremen and Foremen as needed to support project initiatives.
• Review and approve subcontractor equipment and personnel mobilization and demobilization.
• Monitor craft professional activities to ensure compliance with specifications, schedules, policies, procedures, and instructions within assigned areas of operation.
• Interface with Labor/Industrial Relations for craft recruitment and training programs, perform employee reviews, identify training and development opportunities, and review craft time records using established automated tools.
• Prepare reports and forecasts, including construction progress summaries, craft personnel forecasts, and expenditure forecasts.

• University/B.S. degree in Engineering or Construction Management plus 8 years of experience or 12 years of equivalent industry experience in lieu of a degree.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type of work to be undertaken.
• Experience in oil, gas, refinery, petrochemical, minerals processing, or power generating station construction is preferred.
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving ability.
• Ability to read and interpret…